- Born: January 01, 1967 in New York, NY [The Bronx]
- Genre: Hip-Hop
- Influenced by: Too Short
- Similar Artists: Ice Cube, N.W.A., Public Enemy, Willie Dee, Ice-T
Bronx rapper Tim Dog (born Tim Blair) fired fresh shots in the long-simmering hip-hop coastal war with his 1991 album Penicillin on Wax. His single "F--- Compton" triggered answers and comebacks in West and East Coast circles, and helped his album become an underground sensation, though not a major hit. Tim Dog's alternately leering and fiery tone, confrontational diatribes, and cutting beats were even more vigorous on the follow-up, Do or Die, in 1993. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
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